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Federal Judicial Circuits: Southern Circuit
| September 24, 1789 1 Stat. 74 |
Congress established the Southern Circuit, including Georgia and South Carolina in the circuit. | Georgia, South Carolina |
| June 4, 1790 1 Stat. 126 |
Congress included North Carolina (which had not been included in a circuit) in the Southern Circuit. | Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina |
| February 13, 1801 2 Stat. 90 |
Congress abolished the Southern Circuit, establishing the First through Sixth Circuits and including Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina in the Fifth Circuit. |